The Family History and Genealogy of Christian Steinman(n) and Veronica Eyer


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Christian Steinman, son of Jacob Steinman and Barbara Kennel, was born in 1792, in or near Marienthal in Lorraine, France. Christian married Veronica Eyer in France ca. 1822. The family arrived in the harbor of New York August 18, 1826. From New York Christian Steinman brought his family to Wilmot, Upper Canada (Ontario). Most of the Steiman descendants now live in Ontario, Canada. Some family members live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, and elsewhere. Christian and his family adhered to the Amish Mennonite faith and located in Amish communities. Includes Albrecht, Baechler, Bast, Bender, Boshart, Bowman, Brenneman, and Erb as well as other connected families.







Waterloo County to 1972


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Mennonite Life


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The Amish and Their Neighbours


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The German Block, located in then "Upper Canada," has a very distinct history between the 1820s and 1860 from the rest of Wilmot Twp. It was the initiative of Christian Nafziger and the persistence of the Mennonites of Waterloo that precipitated this survey. Surnames: Hunsberger, Miller, Schwartzentruber, Shantz. (118pp. illus. index. Menn. Hist. Soc. of Ontario, 1998.)




Pennsylvania German Pioneers


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William Marr of Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and His Six Children


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Lawrence Marr (fl.1743-1777) emigrated from England to Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and was a Loyalist during the Revolutionary War. His son, William Marr (d.1789/1790), moved to Northampton County, Pennsylvania, and was a Revolutionary soldier. John Marr (d.1808/ 1809), William's son and Lawrence's grandson, was also a Loyalist and immigrated from Pennsylvania to Stamford, Ontario. Descendants and relatives lived in Ontario and elsewhere. Some descendants immi- grated to Michigan, Iowa and elsewhere.




Gospel Herald


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Descendants of Daniel Bender


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Daniel Bender's sons Wilhelm and Joseph came to America from Germany about 1830-1840.